Service to the Community

  • Co-organizer with members of Lower Mainland Gifted Contacts, Problem-based Learning: An Institute in Inquiry.  Five-day seminar sponsored by SFU Faculty of Education and Lower Mainland Gifted Contacts, SFU Burnaby. (August 2015)
  • Presenter, Gifted Learners: Perspectives and Preferences.  Workshop presented at Madrona School, Vancouver, BC. (April 2015)
  • Presenter, Living Intensely.  Sponsored by Choice School and the Gifted Children’s Association of BC, Choice School, Richmond, BC. (January 2015)
  • Co-organizer with Tybie Elenko, Activities with low floors and high ceilings to stimulate “Brilliant Behaviours,” Coquitlam, BC. (December 2014)
  • Co-presenter with Debbie Clelland, Acceleration Policies and Practices for High Potential Learners in Canada and British Columbia. Presentation for Gifted Childrens’ Association of British Columbia (June 2014)
  • Presenter, Good Learning for High Ability Learners. Workshop for the Fraser Valley Parent Network Conference, Langley, BC. (March 2014)
  • Panelist, Parents as Partners. Presentation for the Lower Mainland Gifted Contacts, Coquitlam, BC. (May 2013)
  • Guest Speaker, Issues, concerns and best practices surrounding grade acceleration. Burnaby School District. (February 2013)
  • Presenter, Flexible Pacing Options for High Ability Students, Coquitlam Gifted Children’s Assn., Coquitlam, BC. (January 2013)
  • Presenter, What is Giftedness? Presentation for gifted students visiting SFU from Maple Ridge Secondary schools. (December 2012)
  • University representative, Coquitlam School District Gifted Learning Network, Coquitlam, BC. (September 2012 - June 2013)
  • Member, Organizing committee for “What can YOUth Do?” symposium. Co-sponsored by Simon Fraser University & the Lower Mainland Gifted Contacts. (January 2009)
  • Presenter, “Acceleration possibilities and practices.” Workshop presented at the annual conference of the Association for Educators of Gifted, Talented and Creative Children in BC, Coquitlam, BC. (October 2008)
  • Presenter, “Types of Acceleration for High Potential Learners.” Coquitlam Gifted Children’s Association, Coquitlam, BC. (May 2008)
  • Presenter,Opening Up Curriculum: Differentiation for Gifted Students and Their Classmates”, Catholic Educators’ Conference, Vancouver, BC. (February 2008)
  • Presenter,Curriculum Differentiation with the Tool Kit”, Workshop with teachers at New Horizons Charter School, Sherwood Park, Alberta. (September 2007)
  • Presenter, “Living Intensely”. Presentation to parents, New Horizons Charter School, Sherwood Park, Alberta. (September 2007)
  • Co-Chair, “What Can Youth Do?” Two-day symposium for high school students Co-sponsored by the Lower Mainland Gifted Contacts and the Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University. (April 2007)
  • Presenter, “Acceleration Practices in BC”. Research Seminar, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. (March 2007)
  • Presenter, “Gifted Education Basics”. Workshop for teachers, Maple Ridge School District. (March 2007)
  • Presenter, Living Intensely, Lecture for North Shore Gifted Children’s Assn. North Vancouver, BC. (November 2006)
  • Presenter, “The Tool Kit for Curriculum Differentiation”. Workshop for Meadowridge School’s teachers. Maple Ridge, BC. (August 2006)
  • Series of 3 workshops on “Problem-based Learning” for teachers in School District #43 (Coquitlam) (January–February 2006)
  • Presenter, “Learning preferences of gifted and non-gifted students”, Britannia Senior Secondary, Vancouver, BC, (April 2006)
  • Presentation to teachers in Cowichan School District, Duncan, BC,“Differentiating Curriculum for gifted students in the regular classroom” (March 2006)
  • “Acceleration practices in BC schools” & “Gifted and non-gifted students’ most and least favourite ways to learn”. Presentation to UBC Gifted Research Seminar (February 2006)
  • Member, conference organizing committee, “Acceleration is more than grade-skipping,” conference for parents and educators sponsored by the Lower Mainland Gifted Contacts, Coquitlam, BC (November 2005)
  • Member, organizing committee for Second Annual Student Symposium, “What Can YOUth Do?  Hosted by Faculty of Education, UBC (May 2005)
  • Problem-based learning. School District #43 (Coquitlam) (September 2005)
  • Living intensely, What Can YOUth Do? Symposium for gifted high school students hosted by UBC Faculty of Education (April 2005)
  • Presentation to teachers in School District #43 (Coquitlam) (February 2005)
  • Series of three workshops, “Meeting the needs of gifted students in the regular classroom,” School District #34 (Chilliwack) (October–November 2004)
  • Host, “The Visual Spatial Learner,” sponsored by the BCGCA at the Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University (September 2004)
  • Presenter, “Living Intensely,” session presented at the “What Can YOUth Do?” Symposium sponsored by the Lower Mainland Gifted Contacts at Simon Fraser University (April 2004)
  • Emotional development of gifted individuals. Presentation to the Coquitlam Chapter of the BC Gifted Children’s Assn. (March 2004)
  • Presenter, “Make it & Take It: Bookmarks for Questioning” & “Possibilities for Learning,” for School District #71 (Courtenay), BC, Professional Development Conference, “Celebrating the Diverse Learner (February 2004)
  • Presenter, “Living Intensely,” session presented for School District #43 (Coquitlam), BC (February 2004)

Editorial and Reviewing

  • Reviewed conference proposals for Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration (a division of CSSE) (2012)
  • Reviewer, Canadian Journal of Education (2012)
  • Reviewer, European Journal of Psychology of Education (2011)
  • Reviewer, Exceptional Education International (2011)
  • Reviewer for National Institute of Education, Singapore. Reviewed faculty member’s file for tenure and promotion. (2010)
  • Elected member, Editorial Advisory Board, Roeper Review (2009 - present)
  • Member of International Editorial Review Board, Gifted and Talented International (2009)
  • Assessor, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2009)
  • Reviewer, National Association for Gifted Children Conference proposals (Research & Evaluation and Conceptual Foundations Divisions) (2008)
  • Reviewer, American Educational Research Assn., Special Interest Group: Research on Intellectual Giftedness (2008)
  • Contributing Editor, Roeper Review (2006–present)
  • Member of the Editorial Review Board, Gifted Child Quarterly (2006–present)
  • Assessor, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2003)
  • Elected member, Editorial Advisory Board, Roeper Review (2002–2005)
  • Book Review Editor, Roeper Review (1997–2000)
  • Reviewer, High Ability Studies (1997–2000)
  • Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Secondary Gifted Education  (1994–2006)
  • Reviewer, American Educational Research Journal (1993)
  • Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Education and Psychology of the Gifted Series, Teachers College Press (1993–2000)
  • Member, In House Review Committee for the Canadian Journal of Education (1993–2000)
  • Reviewer, Journal for the Education of the Gifted (1991–present)
  • Member of Editorial Board, Exceptional Education Canada (1991–2009)
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